Masamitsu Ōshima
Masamitsu Ōshima 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.
Taxon described by him
- See :Category:Taxa named by Masamitsu Ōshima
- Squalidus iijimae Named in honor of zoologist Isao lijima.
- Pungtungia shiraii Named in honor of Kunihiko Shirai.
- Aphyocypris kikuchii Named in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi, collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa, 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, Tokyo 1940