North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766

Sterna fuscata

AphiaID

567827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567827)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Onychoprion Wagler, 1832

Original name

Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766

Synonymised names

Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

ERMS (2025). Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567827 on 2026-09-01

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=567827 on 2026-09-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-04-07 09:46:00Z

created

Adriaens, Peter

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

original description (of Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

context source (Bermuda) Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm in SoutheasternWaters. EIA report. [details]