Kumataro Ito ( Ito Kumataro; c. 1860 – c. 1930) was the illustrator on board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer U.S.S. Albatross during the Philippine Expedition from 1907 to 1910.Kumataro Ito, Japanese Artist on Board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross During the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Marine Fisheries Review, Fall, 1999 by Victor G. Springer
Ito was probably recommended to Hugh M. Smith as an artist by Kamakichi Kishinouye, a Japanese ichthyologist and cnidariologist.
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External links Fish Illustrations by Kumataro Ito on vertebrates.si.edu