Red Mouthed Stromb

About this species

Conomurex luhuanus, commonly known as the strawberry conch or tiger conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. C. luhuanus is found in sandy habitat among corals in the Indopacific region. They feed on algae or detritus, move with a modified foot, and have complex eyes compared to other gastropods.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 57 records
February: 117 records
March: 79 records
April: 89 records
May: 87 records
June: 104 records
July: 161 records
August: 114 records
September: 107 records
October: 106 records
November: 96 records
December: 155 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–28 m · Deepest record: 52 m

0–10 m: 42 records
10–20 m: 61 records
20–30 m: 24 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 29 records
24–26 °C: 158 records
26–28 °C: 154 records
28–30 °C: 103 records

Photos

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lena Struwe, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Dave Shenton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Red Mouthed Stromb, Strawberry Conch, Tiger Conch

Names in 4 more languages

French: Conche framboise, Sauteur
Japanese: マガキガイ
Korean: 검은입술수정고둥
Simplified Chinese: 紅嬌鳳凰螺

Other scientific names: Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus, Strombus luhuanus

Similar species

Labiate Stromb
Canarium labiatum
Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
Gibberulus gibbosus
Chiragra spider conch
Harpago chiragra
Common spider conch
Lambis lambis
Giant spider conch
Lambis truncata

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,171 open-data records from 1904 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.