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]

Masamitsu Ōshima
Born(1884-06-21)June 21, 1884
DiedJune 26, 1965(1965-06-26) (aged 81)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materStanford University
Scientific career
Fields

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 Yonetaro Kikuchi (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

References
  1. Taiwan Journal
  2. "AMNH" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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