waitei, Oreosoma Whitley [G. P.] 1929:109 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Lyall Bay, near Wellington, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.527. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:9 [ref. 18942]. New name for specimen of Oreosoma atlanticum figured by Waite 1911, Trans. Proc. N. Z. Inst. v. 44, p. 197, Pl. 11. •Synonym of Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine.