Waite's Flounder, Scidorhombus waitei Norman 1926
Other Names: Waite's Lefteye Flounder
Waite's Flounder, Arnoglossus waitei. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
This species was previously known as Arnoglossus waitei.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2026, Scidorhombus waitei in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jul 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/945
Waite's Flounder, Scidorhombus waitei Norman 1926
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Distribution |
Off Dolphin Island, Dampier, Westren Australia, around the tropical north tooff Yamba, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is known to occur in Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea. |
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Etymology |
Edgar Ravenswood Waite (1866–1928) was an English-born Australian zoologist and ichthyologist. |
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Species Citation |
Arnoglossus waitei Norman 1926, Biological Results Endeavour 5(5): 241, Fig. 4. Type locality: Great Sandy Strait, 3-7 miles northwest of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, depth 9-11 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2026 |
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Waite's Flounder, Scidorhombus waitei Norman 1926
References
Amaoka, K., Matsuura, K. & Carpenter, K.E. 2020. Arnoglossus waitei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T143819673A143844447. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T143819673A143844447.en. Accessed on 18 March 2026. (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Arai, M. & Amaoka, K. 1996. Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae); a valid species distinct from A. tapeinosomus (Bleeker). Ichthyological Research 43(4): 359-365 figs 1-4 (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3). (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Norman, J.R. 1926. A report on the flatfishes (Heterosomata) collected by the F.I.S. Endeavour, with a synopsis of the flatfishes of Australia and a revision of the subfamily Rhombosoleinae. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(5): 219-308 figs 1-15 (as Arnoglossus waitei) See ref at BHL
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84. (as Arnoglossus waitei)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
Tongboonkua, P., Chanet, B. & Chen, W.-J. 2026. Integrated Molecular and Morphological Analyses Resolve Long-Standing Classification Challenges in the Sinistral Flatfish Family Bothidae (Teleostei: Carangiformes). Zoologica Scripta 55: 15-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.70020
