Masamitsu Ōshima

Masamitsu Ōshima (大島 正満, Ōshima Masamitsu, June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist. He received his Master's from Stanford University. He is noted for studies of the fish species of Taiwan and on snakes.^[1][2]

Fish described[]

Squalidus iijimae Named in honor of zoologist Isao lijima.

Pungtungia shiraii Named in honor of Kunihiko Shirai.^[3]

Aphyocypris kikuchii Named in honor of (1869-1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen.

Barbodes snyderi Snyder's barb.

Oncorhynchus masou formosanus

Spinibarbus hollandi Named in honor of zoologist-paleontologist William J. Holland.

Partial bibliography[]

• A Review of the Fishes of the Family Mugilidæ Found in the Waters of Formosa
• A Review of the Fishes of the Family Centriscidæ Found in the Waters of Formosa
• Notes on the Venomous Snakes from the Islands of Formosa and Riu Kiu ..
• A cyclopedia of applied zoology
• 魚 (Fishes, in Japanese), Tokyo 1940

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