Makaira Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:688 [ref. 4929]. Fem. Makaira nigricans Lacepède 1802. Type by monotypy. Machaera, Macaira and Macaria are misspellings or unjustified emendations. •Valid as Makaira Lacepède 1802 -- (de Sylva 1973:478 [ref. 7210], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:300 [ref. 7348], Nakamura 1983:321 [ref. 5371], Collette et al. 1984:600 [ref. 11421], Nakamura in Masuda et al. 1984:223 [ref. 6441], Nakamura 1985:27 [ref. 20161], Nakamura in Whitehead et al. 1986:1002 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:840 [ref. 5660], Gomon et al. 1994:830 [ref. 22532], Nakamura 2001:3760 [ref. 26306], Fierstine & Monsch 2002:148 [ref. 26597], Nakamura 2003:1861 [ref. 27116], Parin 2003:S27 [ref. 28536], Collette et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28911] but redefined, Bray et al. 2006:1780 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:793 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Valid as Makaira Lacepède 1802. Istiophoridae.