Family Istiophoridae Rafinesque 1815

Istioforidi Rafinesque 1810a:54 [ref. 3594] (ordine) Istiophorus [published not in latinized form before 1900; not available, Article 11.7.2]

Istioforidi Rafinesque 1810b:30 [ref. 3595] (ordine) Tetrapturus [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Istiophoria Rafinesque 1815:86 [ref. 3584] (subfamily) Istiophorus [stem sometimes seen as Histiophor-]

Tetrapturinae Gill 1873:787 [ref. 17631] (subfamily) Tetrapturus [stem sometimes seen as Tetraptururbased on Tetraptururus]

Makairidae de Buen 1935b:101 [ref. 32856] (family) Makaira [name only, but used as valid by Blache, Cadenat & Stauch 1970:87, 305, 380 [ref. 17964] Article 13.2.1]

Marlinae Hirasaka & Nakamura 1947:11 [ref. 2174] (subfamily) Marlina Hirasaka & Nakamura [invalid, Article 39]

Marlinae Whitley 1954a:58 [ref. 4720] (subfamily) Marlina Grey [preoccupied by Marlinae Hirasaka & Nakamura 1947 in fishes, invalid, Article 55.3]