amplus, Tetrapturus Poey [F.] 1860:243, Pls. 15 (fig. 2), 16-17 (figs. 12-20, 22-25) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Holotype (unique): Poey Coll. 190 (whereabouts unknown). Published July 1860. •Synonym of Makaira nigricans Lacepède 1802 -- (de Sylva 1973:479 [ref. 7210], Nakamura 1983:330 [ref. 5371], Nakamura 1985:33 [ref. 20161], Nakamura in Whitehead et al. 1986:1002 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:469 [ref. 25518], Nakamura 1990:1003 [ref. 19483], Nakamura 2003:1864 [ref. 27116], Mundy 2005:509 [ref. 28379], Nakamura & Collette in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2942 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Makaira nigricans Lacepède 1802. Istiophoridae. Habitat: marine.