According to the Internet sources given below, Royal James Fish was an American tenor born in Nebraska.
Quoting from the Edison Blue Amberol Catalog - April 1914:
This American artist was born in the Middle West. His early musical training was under his father, Stephen Fish, who was a well known tenor about 20 years ago. Later he studied with some of the best teachers in Chicago and New York. For some years, Royal Fish has sung leading tenor roles in all of the standard operas. His repertoire also includes standard oratorios and classic and modern songs. He has sung for many leading societies of the country and has sung as soloist at the First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn and the Marble Collegiate and Grace Methodist Episcopal Churches, New York. At present he is engaged in concert and oratorio work and in teaching.
He made at least 37 recordings between 1912 and 1916 on a number of different labels.
He died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Websites:
	Royal James Fish	Biography by findagrave.com
	DAHR: Royal Fish	List of 37 historic recordings from 1912 to 1916.