
Curriculum Vitae
DR. LOH KAR HOE
Senior Research Fellow
- Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences (Ioes)
Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences - +603-79674640
- khloh@um.edu.my
Dr. Loh Kar Hoe (K.-H. L.) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya. He graduated with a B.Sc. majoring in aquaculture before pursuing his research in fish reproductive for his M.Sc. in NTOU, Taiwan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Fisheries Science from the NTOU in 2009 for doctoral work on taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of moray eels (Mureanidae). After his Ph.D., he spent one year at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined IOES July 2011 as a research fellow. He’s team have discovery eight new species eels (Gymnothorax pseudokidako 2021, Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus 2015, Neenchelys gracilis 2015, Pylorobranchus hoi 2012, Gymnothorax melanosomatus 2011, Uropterygius oligospondylus 2008, Gymnothorax taiwanensis 2008, Gymnothorax shaoi 2007), and a lot of new recorded fish from Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan, and Taiwan. In addition to studying Malaysian fish otoliths, he is also working on the fisheries assessment work on sharks and rays. A total of 47 ISI articles have been published, and 26 technical reports of the IUCN Sciaenidae Red List assessments in 2020. He has collaborative research on the genetic diversity, population genetics of marine organisms; Reef fish diversity and abundance in Malaysian water through DNA barcoding and eDNA in Malaysia. Another study focuses on microplastics in the gill and stomach of fish. He recently secured a research grant to “Resolving systematics of Cephalopods using morphological and molecular approaches in Malaysia”, and “Environment DNA matebarcoding illuminates the diversity of sharks and rays” funded by WWF-Malaysia.
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
- Assistant coordinator of income generation & endowment IOES, Faculty, 15/02/2021 to present
- Committee member, University Malaya, 11/11/2020 to 12/11/2020
- Committee member, Faculty, 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020
- Local Organizing Committee for the "Second National Workshop on Ocean Accounts Malaysia", International, 17/10/2019 to 17/10/2019
- Chairperson for session: Marine Biodiversity, Conservation & Management III, International, 24/06/2019 to 28/06/2019
- Panel of judge, International, 24/06/2019 to 28/06/2019
- Technical of Organizing committee for South China Sea Conference 2019 , International, 01/06/2018 to 31/08/2019
- Transportation and logistics for Organizing Committee of the FJIO-IOES 2018 Overseas Training Course on China-Malaysia Multidisciplinary Ocean Observation Technology , International, 13/09/2018 to 27/09/2018
- Committee Member for Curriculum Design of Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences' Master of Marine Science and Technology , University Malaya, 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018
- Technical of Organizing Committee, International, 15/12/2017 to 17/12/2017
- Technical of Organizing Committee, International, 14/12/2017 to 14/12/2017
- Technical of Organizing committee, International, 08/10/2017 to 11/10/2017
- Chairman of committee member, Faculty, 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
- Organising committee- Logistic, University Malaya, 17/10/2016 to 17/10/2016
- Coordinator and help, Faculty, 17/08/2016 to 21/08/2016
- Committee member, Faculty, 05/05/2016 to 18/11/2016
- Coordinator and help, Faculty, 23/11/2015 to 29/11/2015
- Coordinator and help, Faculty, 27/11/2014 to 04/12/2014
- Organising Committee-Transport, Fieldtrips & Logistics, Faculty, 22/10/2012 to 26/10/2012
(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
- PhD (Aquaculture), EXPERTMENTAL TAXONOMY, NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY
- MSc (Aquaculture), SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY
- BSc (Aquaculture), SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
- Asian Society of Ichthyologists (ASI), Member, Since 2014 (International)
- IUCN Commission member/ SSC Croaker and Drum Fishes Red List Authority 2021-2025, Member, 2021 to present (International)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Species Survival Commission (SSC), Others, 2017 to 2020 (International)
- Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences (MSMS), Member, 2013 to 2014 (National)
(Area)
(Title of publication in APA style)
- Huang WC, DG Smith, KH Loh, TY Liao. (2021). Two new moray eels of genera Diaphenchelys and Gymnothorax (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan and the Philippines. Zoological studies, 60:24.
DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2021.60-24 (WoS)
- Fauziah SH, M Rizman-Idid, W Cheah, KH Loh, S. Sahadev, MR NoorMaiza, M Bordt, Teerapong P, Azizan AS, JS Sabaruddin, M George (2021). Marine debris in Malaysia: A review on the pollution in intensity and mitigating measures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167:112258. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112258. (WoS)
- Qiu S, Chen B, Du J, Loh K-H, Liao J, Liu X, Yang W (2021). Checklist of the coral fish fauna of Xisha Islands, China. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9: e63945. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e63945 (WoS)
- Chu C, LL Chew, VC Chong, CC Ng, AL Ooi, KH Loh (2021) Effect of coastal development on larval fish abundance in Klang Strait (Malaysia). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 46: 101889. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101889. (WoS)
- Marites RC, KH Loh & HM Chen. (2020). A descriptive and comparative neurocranium morphology of Anguilliformes fishes in Taiwan waters. Zootaxa, accepted (WoS)
- Tan HY, ZY Goh, KH Loh , Amy YH Then, H Omar, SW Chang. (2021). Cephalopod species identification using integrated analysis of machine learning and deep learning approaches. PeerJ. accepted
- Lim KC, Amy YH Then, Alison KS Wee, A Sade, R Rumpet, KH Loh. (2021). Brown banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) shows high genetic diversity and differentiation in Malaysian waters. Scientific Reports. 11, 14874 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94257-7.
- Chanthran SSD, PE Lim, SW Poong, JG Du, KH Loh (2021) Relationships between Sagittal otolith size and fish size of Terapon jarbua (Teleostei, Terapontidae) in Malaysian waters. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 39(1): 372-381.
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-019-9193-7. (WoS)
- Wang I., CW Bong, X Ye, Y Li, M Hassan, KH Loh, Y Xu, L Wang, X Xu, F Wang, D Li, Z Lai. (2020). Transport mechanism and fate of terrestrial materials delivered by a small tropical mountainous river: A case study of the Kelantan River, Malaysia. Marine Geology, 430: 106344. DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106344 (WoS)
- Hibino Y, Kuriiwa K, Yamada T, Hatooka K, Kar Hoe Loh, Sasaki T. (2020) First Records of Uropterygius oligospondylus
(Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Minami-iwo-to Island, Southern Japan. Species Diversity, 25: 177 182. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.25.177 (SCOPUS)
- Xie ML, KH Loh, Chen ZH, Liao JJ, Liu WH, Du JG. (2020) Length-weight relationships of nine fish from seagrass meadows in Wenchang, China. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14023. (WoS)
- Shyama SDC, PE Lim, Y Li, T Liao, SW Poong, J Du, Muhammad ASH, Ahemad S, Richard R, KH Loh. (2020) Genetic diversity and population structure of Terapon jarbua (Forsk l, 1775) (Teleostei, Terapontidae) in Malaysian waters. ZooKeys, 911: 139-160. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.911.39222 (WoS)
- Li Y, Liu C, Lin L, Li Y, Xiao J, KH Loh. (2020). Pleistocene isolation caused by sea-lavel fluctuations shaped genetic characterization of Pampus minor over a large-scale geographical distribution. ZooKeys, 969: 137-154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.969.52069. (WoS)
- Du J, W Hu, N Ivan, S Laddawan, KH Loh, J Ooi, J Liao, X Zheng, S Qiu, B Chen. (2020) Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 6(1): 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/20964129.2020.1812433 (WoS)
- Li Y, Zhang L, Loh KH, Feng F, Zheng X, Song P & Lin L. (2019). Genetic Diversity Comparison of Pampus minor between Chinese and Malaysian Populations Inferred from mtDNA Cytb. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 51(1): 149 157. (WoS)
- Du JG, KH Loh, Amy Then YH, Zheng XQ, Teguh P, Rizman I, Alias M (2019). First record of the dotted grouper Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Perciformes, Serranidae) in Malaysia. ZooKeys, 861: 107-118 (WoS)
- Du JG, KH Loh, Hu WJ, Zheng XQ, Affendi YA, Jillian LSO, Ma ZY, Rizman BI, Albert Chen (2019). An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Redang Islands, Malaysia. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e47537. (WoS)
- Cecilia C, KH Loh, CC Ng, AL Ooi, Y Konishi, SP Huang, VC Chong. (2019) Utilization of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Larval Fishes in Tropical Estuarine Waters (Malacca Straits, Malaysia). Zoological Studies. (1900075) (WoS)
- Li Y, Zhang L, Zhao L, Feng J, Loh KH, Zheng X, Lin L (2018) New identification of the moray eel Gymnothorax minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) in China (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae). ZooKeys 752: 149 161.
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.752.24231 (WoS)
- Du JG, Wang YG, Peristiwady T, Liao JJ, Makatipu PC, Ricardo H, Ju PL, KH Loh & Chen B. (2018). Temporal and
spatial variation of fishes community and their nursery in a tropical seagrass meadow. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 37(12): 63-72. (WoS)
- Peristiwady T, Du JG, Hukom FD, Makatipu PC & KH Loh. (2018). Plectranthias kamii Randll, 1980 (Perciformes:
Serranidae) collected from Bitung, North Sulawesi: first record of the South Western Pacific Ocean. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 37(12): 73-77. (WoS)
- Song, S.L., Yong, H.S., Loh, K.H., Lim, P.E., Amy Then, Y.H. & Eamsobhana, P. (2018). Mitogenome of Gymnothorax minor and phylogenetic relationship with its congeners and related genera (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Sains Malaysiana. 47(10), 2411-2423. (WoS)
- Lim KC, Chong VC, Lim PE, Yurimoto T, KH Loh. (2018). Feeding ecology of three sympatric species of stingrays on a tropical mudflat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 1 9. (WoS)
- Loh KH & HM Chen. (2018). Pre-Spawning Snout-Gripping Behavior of Gymnothorax pictus and Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Muraenidae) in Captivity. Journal of marine science and technology. 26(1): 111-116. (WoS)
- Wang A.J., Bong C.W., Xua Y. H., Amir Hassan M. H., Yea X., Abu Bakar A.F., Lia Y. H., Laia Z. K., Xua J., Loh K. H. (2017). Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 125(1-2): 492-500. (WoS)
- Morwenna S, S Marsham, CW Chang, VC Chong, A Sasekumar, KD Sarinder, KH Loh. (2016). The use of otolith morphometrics in determining the size and species identification of eight mullets (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana. 45(5): 735-743. (WoS)
- J. Y. Wong, C. Chu, V. C. Chong, S. K. Dhillon and K. H. Loh (2016). Automated otolith image classification with multiple views: an evaluation on Sciaenidae. Journal of Fish Biology 89: 1324-1344. doi:10.1111/jfb.13039 (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao, VC Chong & HM Chen. (2016). Additions to the Taiwan eel fauna with five newly recorded species of moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), and redescription of Gymnothorax sagmacephalus. Journal of marine science and technology. 24(2): 250-257.doi: 10.6119/JMST-013-1227-1 (WoS)
- Shen KN, KH Loh, CH Chen & CD Hsiao. (2016). The complete mitochondrial genome of the Blue-face angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometapon (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 27(6): 4122-4123. doi:10.3109/19401736.2014.1003873 (WoS)
- Shen KN, CW Chang, KH Loh, CH Chen & CD Hsiao. (2016). Next generation sequencing yields the complete mitochondrial genome of the Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis (Perciformes:Pomacanthidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 27(6): 4118-4119. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.1003871 (WoS)
- Nima S, KH Loh, KD Sarinder & VC Chong. (2016). Fully-automated identification of fish species based on otolith contour: using short-time Fourier transform and discriminant analysis (STFT-DA). PeerJ 4:e1664; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1664 (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao, HM Chen, CH Chen, PL Loo, Then AYH, PE Lim, VC Chong, KN Shen & CD Hsiao. (2016). Next generation sequencing yields the complete mitochondrial genome of the Enchelynassa canina (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 27(4): 2431-2432 doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1030629 (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao, HM Chen, CH Chen, PL Loo, Then AYH, PE Lim, VC Chong, KN Shen & CD Hsiao. (2016). Complete mitochondrial genome of two moray eels of Gymnothorax formosus and Scuticaria tigrina (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 27(4): 2651-2652. Epub doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1043530 (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao, HM Chen, CH Chen, CD Hsiao, VC Chong, PL Loo & KN Shen. (2016). Next generation sequencing yields the complete mitochondrial genome of the Zebra moray, Gymnomuraena zebra(Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq 27(4): 4230-4231. doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1022754 (WoS)
- Mark AF, Chong WW, & KH Loh. (2015). Microsporidians infecting eel gobies (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) from Malaysia, with a description of Microgemma tilanpasiri n. sp. from the burrowing goby Trypauchen vagina. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish pathologists. 35(3): 111-118. (WoS)
- Ho HC & KH Loh. (2015). A new species of the worm-eel genus Neenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from southern Taiwan. Zootaxa. 4060(1): 52-55. (WoS)
- Ho HC, DG Smith JE McCosker, Y Hibino, KH Loh, KA Tighe & KT Shao. (2015). Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa. 4060(1): 140-189. (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao, HC Ho, PE Lim & HM Chen. (2015). A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with comments on related elongate unpatterned species. Zootaxa. 4060(1): 30-40. (WoS)
- Loh KH, Muhammad Ali, VC Chong & A Sasekumar. (2015). Notes on the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of Malaysia with two new records. Sains Malaysiana. 44 (1): 41-47. (WoS)
- Lim KC; PE Lim; VC Chong & KH Loh. (2015). Molecular and Morphological Analyses Reveal Phylogenetic Relationships of Stingrays Focusing on the Family Dasyatidae (Myliobatiformes). PLoS ONE 10(4): e0120518. doi: 10.1371 journal.pone.0120528 (WoS)
- L.L. Chew, V.C. Chong, R.C.S.Wong, P. Lehette, C.C. Ng, K.H. Loh (2015). Three decades of sea water abstraction by Kapar power plant (Malaysia):What impacts on tropical zooplankton community? Marine Pollution Bulletin 101: 69-84 (WoS)
- Lee SL, VC Chong, KH Loh & T Yurimoto. (2013). Are intertidal mudflat communities (fish and shrimp) affected by cockle culture? Malaysian Journal of Science, 32 (SCS Sp. Issue): 107-116. (SCOPUS)
- Loh KH, YH Cheng & HM Chen. (2013). The study of reproductive behavior and embryonic developments of Neopomacentrus cyanomos. Malaysian Journal of Science, 32(2): 39-48. (SCOPUS)
- Loh, K.H., Shao K.T. & Chen H.M. (2012). Additions to the Taiwan marine eel fauna with first records of three rare moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Journal of marine science and technology. 20(2): 210- 215. (WoS)
- McCosker JE, KH Loh, James Lin & HM Chen. (2012). Pylorobranchus hoi, A New Genus and Species of Myrophine Worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zoological Studies, 51(7): 1188-1194. (WoS)
- Loh, K.H., Shao K.T. & Chen H.M. (2011). Gymnothorax melanosomatus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 3134: 43-52. (WoS)
- Loh KH, KT Shao & HM Chen. (2011). Length weight relationships for 39 species of moray eel from the waters around Taiwan. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 27(3): 945-948. (WoS)
- Chen HM, KH Loh & KT Shao. (2008). A new species of moray eel, Gymnothorax taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from eastern Taiwan. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 19: 131-134. (WoS)
- Loh KH, IS Chen, JE Randall & HM Chen. (2008). A review and molecular phylogeny of the moray eel subfamily Uropterygiinae (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 19: 135-150. (WoS)
- Chen HM & KH Loh. (2007). Gymnothorax shaoi, A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from southeastern Taiwan. Journal of marine science and technology, 15(2): 76-81. (WoS)
- Loh, K. H. (2021) Muraenidae. In WU, H.l. & Zhong J.S. eds. Key to Marine and Estuarial Fishes of China. China Agriculture Press.
- Du J., K.-H. Loh, Hu W., Zheng X. (2019) Common Reef Fishes of Terengganu, Malaysia. Beijing, P.R. China: Science Press. 196 pp.
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
- Diversity and abundance of fish larvae in the Klang Strait in relation to anthropogenic impacts. PhD., Cecilia Chu, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- The Biology and population genetics of selected coastal elasmobranchs in Malaysia waters, Lim Kean Chong, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Biology and taxonomy of butterfly rays (Family Gymnuridae) and local utilization of rays in Malaysia, Amanda Leung Jhu Xhin, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Population genetics and biology of Terapon jarbua, Shyama Sundari Devi a/p Chanthran, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Reef Fish Diversity and Its Response to Overfishing and Global Warming: Comparative Study of Weizhou Island in China and Redang Island in Malaysia., Qiu Shu Ting, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
(Product Name),(Type),(Level)
- Gymnothorax pseudokidako Huang, Loh and Liao, 2021, New species discovery (International)
- Pastinachidae Lim, Lim, Chong & Loh, 2015, New family discovery (International)
- Himanturidae Lim, Lim, Chong & Loh 2015, New family discovery (International)
- Neotrygonidae Lim, Lim, Chong & Loh 2015, New family discovery (International)
- Neenchelys gracilis Ho & Loh, 2015, New species discovery (International)
- Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus Loh, Shao & Chen, 2015, New species discovery (International)
- Pylorobranchus hoi McCosker, Loh & Lin, 2012, New species discovery (International)
- Gymnothorax melanosomatus Loh, Shao & Chen, 2011, New species discovery (International)
(Contribution),(Duration),(Level),(Role)
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
- Training Course for Course of Coastal Zone Management and Bio-Industry Development, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Yic-Cas) and Qinzhou University, 2018 (RESEARCH)
(Project title),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role),(Level)
- DNA analysis to ground-truth shark species landings In Malaysia, WWF, 01/01/2019 to 01/01/2020 (International)
- Fisheries Expert Consultant: Fish Study in the Straits of Malacca, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SDN BHD, 01/01/2014 to 01/01/2015 (National)
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)