Curriculum Vitae

DR. LOH KAR HOE

Senior Research Fellow
  • Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences (Ioes)
    Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences
  • +603-79674640

BIOGRAPHY

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.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • TAXONOMY
  • PHYLOGENETICS
  • SPECIES DIVERSITY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Aquaculture), (Expertmental Taxonomy)
    National Taiwan Ocean University
  • MSc (Aquaculture), (Aquaculture)
    National Taiwan Ocean University
  • BSc (Aquaculture), (Aquaculture)
    National Taiwan Ocean University

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Assistant coordinator of income generation & endowment IOES
    15 Feb 2021 - 14 Feb 2023 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    01 Dec 2022 - 01 Dec 2022 (International)
  • Committee member
    01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 (Faculty)
  • Committee member
    11 Nov 2020 - 12 Nov 2020 (University Malaya)
  • Local Organizing Committee for the "Second National Workshop on Ocean Accounts Malaysia"
    17 Oct 2019 - 17 Oct 2019 (International)
  • Technical of Organizing committee for South China Sea Conference 2019
    01 Jun 2018 - 31 Aug 2019 (International)
  • Panel of judge
    24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 (International)
  • Chairperson for session: Marine Biodiversity, Conservation & Management III
    24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 (International)
  • Committee Member for Curriculum Design of Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences' Master of Marine Science and Technology
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (University Malaya)
  • Transportation and logistics for Organizing Committee of the FJIO-IOES 2018 Overseas Training Course on China-Malaysia Multidisciplinary Ocean Observation Technology
    13 Sep 2018 - 27 Sep 2018 (International)
  • Technical of Organizing committee
    08 Oct 2017 - 11 Oct 2017 (International)
  • Chairman of committee member
    01 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017 (Faculty)
  • Technical of Organizing Committee
    14 Dec 2017 - 14 Dec 2017 (International)
  • Technical of Organizing Committee
    15 Dec 2017 - 17 Dec 2017 (International)
  • Committee member
    05 May 2016 - 18 Nov 2016 (Faculty)
  • Organising committee- Logistic
    17 Oct 2016 - 17 Oct 2016 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator and help
    17 Aug 2016 - 21 Aug 2016 (Faculty)
  • Coordinator and help
    23 Nov 2015 - 29 Nov 2015 (Faculty)
  • Coordinator and help
    27 Nov 2014 - 04 Dec 2014 (Faculty)
  • Organising Committee-Transport, Fieldtrips & Logistics
    22 Oct 2012 - 26 Oct 2012 (Faculty)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 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)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • 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 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Du, Jianguo; Ding, Like; Su, Shangke; Hu, Wenjia; Wang, Yuyu; Loh, Kar-Hoe; Yang, Shengyun; Chen, Mingru; Roeroe, Kakaskasen Andreas; Songploy, Se; Liu, Zhenghua; Chen, Bin (2022). Setting Conservation Priorities for Marine Sharks in China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Seas: What Are the Benefits of a 30% Conservation Target?, FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE. 9(), . doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.933291
  2. Lim, Kean Chong; White, William T.; Then, Amy Y. H.; Naylor, Gavin J. P.; Arunrugstichai, Sirachai; Loh, Kar-Hoe (2022). Integrated Taxonomy Revealed Genetic Differences in Morphologically Similar and Non-Sympatric Scoliodon macrorhynchos and S. laticaudus, ANIMALS. 12(6), . doi:10.3390/ani12060681
  3. Lim, Kok Ping; Lim, Phaik Eem; Yusoff, Sumiani; Sun, Chengjun; Ding, Jinfeng; Loh, Kar Hoe (2022). A Meta-Analysis of the Characterisations of Plastic Ingested by Fish Globally, TOXICS. 10(4), . doi:10.3390/toxics10040186
  4. Chanthran, S. S. D., Lim, P. E., Poong, S. W., Du, J. G., & Loh, K. H. (2021). Relationships between sagittal otolith size and body 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
  5. Chu, C. C. L., Chew, L. L., Chong, V. C., Ng, C. C., Ooi, A. L., & Loh, K. H. (2021). Effect of coastal development on larval fish abundance in Klang Strait (Malaysia). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 46, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101889
  6. Fauziah, S. H., Rizman-Idid, M., Cheah, W., Loh, K. H., Sharma, S., NoorMaiza, M. R., . . . George, M. (2021). Marine debris in Malaysia: A review on the pollution intensity and mitigating measures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112258
  7. Huan, W. C., Smith, D. G., Loh, K. H., & Liao, T. Y. (2021). Two New Moray Eels of Genera Diaphenchelys and Gymnothorax (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan and the Philippines. Zoological Studies, 60, 17. doi: 10.6620/zs.2021.60-24
  8. Lim, K. C., Then, A. Y. H., Wee, A. K. S., Sade, A., Rumpet, R., & Loh, K. H. (2021). Brown banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) shows high genetic diversity and differentiation in Malaysian waters. Scientific reports, 11(1), 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94257-7
  9. Qiu, S. T., Chen, B., Du, J. G., Loh, K. H., Liao, J. J., Liu, X. M., & Yang, W. (2021). Checklist of the coral fish fauna of Xisha Islands, China. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, 52. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e63945
  10. Ramos-Castro, M., Loh, K. H., & Chen, H. M. (2021). A descriptive and comparative neurocranium morphology of Anguilliformes fishes in Taiwan waters. Zootaxa, 5023(4), 509-536. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5023.4.3
  11. Tan, H. Y., Goh, Z. Y., Loh, K. H., Then, A. Y. H., Omar, H., & Chang, S. W. (2021). Cephalopod species identification using integrated analysis of machine learning and deep learning approaches. Peerj, 9, 24. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11825
  12. Chanthran, S. S. D., Lim, P. E., Li, Y., Liao, T. Y., Poong, S. W., Du, J. G., . . . Loh, K. H. (2020). Genetic diversity and population structure of Terapon jarbua (Forskal, 1775) ( Teleostei, Terapontidae) in Malaysian waters. ZooKeys(911), 139-160. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.911.39222
  13. Chanthran, SSD; Lim, PE; Li, Y; Liao, TY; Poong, SW; Du, JG; Hussein, MAS; Sade, A; Rumpet, R; Loh, KH (2020). Genetic diversity and population structure of Terapon jarbua (Forskal, 1775) ( Teleostei, Terapontidae) in Malaysian waters, ZOOKEYS. (911), 139-160. doi:10.3897/zookeys.911.39222
  14. Du, J. G., Hu, W. J., Nagelkerken, I., Sangsawang, L., Loh, K. H., Ooi, J. L. S., . . . Chen, B. (2020). Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 6(1), 8. doi: 10.1080/20964129.2020.1812433
  15. Li, Y., Liu, C., Lin, L. S., Li, Y. Y., Xiao, J. G., & Loh, K. H. (2020). Pleistocene isolation caused by sea-level fluctuations shaped genetic characterization of Pampus minor over a large-scale geographical distribution. ZooKeys(969), 137-154. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.969.52069
  16. Wang, A. J., Bong, C. W., Ye, X., Li, Y. H., Hassan, M. H. A., Hoe, L. K., . . . Lai, Z. K. (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, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106344
  17. Xie, M. L., Loh, K. H., Chen, Z. H., Liao, J. J., Chen, B., Liu, W. H., Du, J. G. (2020). Length-weight relationships of eight fish from seagrass meadows in Wenchang, China. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 36(3), 364-366. doi: 10.1111/jai.14023
  18. Xie, ML; Loh, KH; Chen, ZH; Liao, JJ; Chen, B; Liu, WH; Du, JG (2020). Length-weight relationships of eight fish from seagrass meadows in Wenchang, China, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY. 36(3), 364-366. doi:10.1111/jai.14023
  19. Chu, C., Loh, K. H., Ng, C. C., Ooi, A. L., Konishi, Y., Huang, S. P., Chong, V. C. (2019). Using DNA Barcodes to Aid the Identification of Larval Fishes in Tropical Estuarine Waters (Malacca Straits, Malaysia). Zoological Studies, 58, 15. doi:10.6620/zs.2019.58-30
  20. Chu, Cecilia; Loh, Kar Hoe; Ng, Ching Ching; Ooi, Ai Lin; Konishi, Yoshinobu; Huang, Shih-Pin; Chong, Ving Ching (2019). Using DNA Barcodes to Aid the Identification of Larval Fishes in Tropical Estuarine Waters (Malacca Straits, Malaysia), ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES. 58(), . doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-30
Others
  1. KH Loh, KC Lim, AYH Then, S Adam, et al., (2023) Advancing DNA Barcoding to Elucidate Elasmobranch Biodiversity in Malaysian Waters. Animals. 13(6): 1002. DOI: 10.3390/ani13061002
  2. Shuting Qiu, Jillian Ooi, et al., KH Loh. (2023) Heterogeneity of fish taxonomic and functional diversity evaluated by eDNA and gillnet along a mangrove-seagrass-coral reef continuum. Animals, 13, 1777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13111777
  3. Amanda Leung JX, Amy Then YH, KH Loh (2022) Reproductive biology, length-weight relationship and diet of co-occurring butterfly rays, Gymnura poecilura and G. zonura, in Malaysian waters. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15288.
  4. Amy YT, Lim KC, KH Loh (2022) Updated distribution of the endangered freshwater stingray Urogymnus polylepis in Malaysia with notes on biology and genetics" Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. submitted 11 April 2022
  5. Ding L, Hu W, Chen B, KH Loh, Du J, et al., (2022) Ecological vulnerability assessment of tropical seagrass beds and coral reefs: A case study of Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Malaysia. Chinese Journal of Ecology. (in Chinese) https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/21.1148.Q.20220531.1522.011.html
  6. Du J, Ding L, Su S, Hu W, Wang Y, KH Loh, et al., (2022) Setting conservation priorities for marine sharks in China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) seas: What are the benefits of 30% conservation target? Frontiers in Marine Science- Marine Ecosystem Ecology. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.933291
  7. Huang WC, KH Loh, HM Chen (2022) Gymnothorax poikilospilus, a new moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Pescadores, Taiwan. Zootaxa, submitted 28 April 2022
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. Marites RC, KH Loh & HM Chen. (2020). A descriptive and comparative neurocranium morphology of Anguilliformes fishes in Taiwan waters. Zootaxa, accepted
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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)
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. Ho HC & KH Loh. (2015). A new species of the worm-eel genus Neenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from southern Taiwan. Zootaxa. 4060(1): 52-55.
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. 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.
  52. 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.
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. 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.
Books
  1. Editorial board member. Common coral reef organisms and their distribution Atlas of Xisha Islands. Beijing, P.R. China: Science Press. 392 pp. (in Chinese) ISBN:978-7-03-071752-8
  2. Loh KH. Hemiscylliidae, Scyiorhinidae, Hemigaleidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae, Rhinidae, Dasyatidae, Aetobatidae, Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Muraenesocidae. in Seah, Y.G., Mohd Sharol, A., Mazlan, A.G. & Mat Jaafar, T.N.A. (2021). Marine Fishes of Kuantan : Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Penerbit UMT. pp. 172.
  3. Loh, K. H. (2021) Muraenidae. In WU, H.l. & Zhong J.S. eds. Key to Marine and Estuarial Fishes of China. China Agriculture Press.
  4. Du J., K.-H. Loh, Hu W., Zheng X. (2019) Common Reef Fishes of Terengganu, Malaysia. Beijing, P.R. China: Science Press. 196 pp.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran
    Ioes Peruntukan Universiti Penyelidikan 2020 ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran
    Resolving Systematics Of Cephalopods Using Morphological And Molecular Approaches In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran
    Primary Production Demands Of Fish Landings In The Straits Of Malacca ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2020 - 2021, RU Operation
    Resolving systematics of Cephalopods using morphological and molecular approaches in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2016 - 2019, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Molecular Phylogenetics And Taxanomy Of Moray Eels (muraenidae) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2016 - 2019, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Evaluation Of The Fishery Status Of Malaysian Elasmobranchs ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2018 - 2019, RU Geran
    Population Genetics And Biology Study Of Terabon Jarbua (perciformes: Therapontidae) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2018 - 2019, RU Operation
    Population genetics and biology study of Terabon Jarbua (perciformes: Therapontidae) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2015 - 2018, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    Changes In Ichthyoplankton Diversity And Abundance In Klang Strait After 30 Years Of Anthropogenic Impacts. ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  10. 2015 - 2017, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    ELUCIDATION OF GENETIC STOCK STRUCTURE, LIFE HISTORY AND FISHERY STATUS OF RAYS (ORDER: RAJIFORMES) IN SELANGOR ( Co-Researcher)
  11. 2013 - 2016, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Anthropogenic warming and zooplankton community in tropical coastal waters. ( -)
  12. 2012 - 2015, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Study on Malaysian Fish Otoliths ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  13. 2013 - 2015, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Microparasites Kuduo and Glugea transmit between farmed and wild fish species in Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  14. 2012 - 2015, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Application Of Digital Image Recognition Methods With Semantic Annotations For Marine Fish And Invertebrate Species Identification ( Co-Researcher)
  15. 2015 - 2015, UM
    IOES-DOF Special Grant for 'Malaysian Demersal Resource Survey Off Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan' ( Consultant)
  16. 2011 - 2012, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Diversity and biological studies of moray eels and allied groups in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2022 - 2023, Private Funding
    Clarifying Genetic Structure And Biology Of Endangered Hammerhead Shark And Wedgefish In Peninsula Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2022 - 2023, Private Funding
    Environmental Dna (edna) Metabarcoding Illuminates The Diversity Of Sharks And Rays ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2019 - 2021, Private Funding
    Dna Analysis To Ground-truth Shark Species Landings In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2018 - 2020, Private Funding
    Freshwater Stingray Where Are You? Tracking Freshwater Stringray Through Environmental Dna From Major Rivers In Peninsular Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2014 - 2015, Private Funding
    FISH STUDY IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2022 - 2024, International Funding
    Assessing Fisheries Resources In Malaysian Waters ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2024, International Funding
    Assessment Of Genetic Diversity Muddy Goby In Surficial Sediments (edna) From A Tropical River-estuary-coastal: A Case Study Of Selangor River, Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2020 - 2023, International Funding
    Occurrence And Abundance Of Microplastic In Malaysia Marine Water ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2021 - 2023, International Funding
    Population Structure And Fishery Threats Of Endangered Rhynchobatus Australiae In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2022 - 2023, International Funding
    Diversity And Community Structure Of Fishes In Malaysian Water ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2017 - 2022, Private Funding
    Testing And Analyzing Partnership Agreement Regarding The Partnership Between The Third Institute Of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, (tio-soa) China And The Institute Of Ocean Earth Sciences, University Of Malaya (ioes-um), Malaysia On "marine Biodiversity Testing And Analyzing In Kelantan, Malaysia" ( co-researcher )
  7. 2020 - 2022, International Funding
    Occurrence and abundance of microplastic In Malaysia Marine Water ( Consultant)
  8. 2019 - 2020, Private Funding
    DNA analysis to ground-truth shark species landings In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Dna Analysis to Ground-Truth Shark Species Landings in Malaysia, WWF
    01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020 (International)
  • Fisheries Expert Consultant: Fish Study in The Straits of Malacca, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SDN BHD
    01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2015 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SEMINAR
  1. Systematic studies on the moray eels and worm eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae, Ophichthidae). , Systematic studies on the moray eels and worm eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae, Ophichthidae). The Third Institute of Oceanography (TIO), Xiamen, China. 30 October 2017. (Oral), The Third Institute of Oceanography (TIO), Xiamen, China.  (International) (30 Oct 2017 - 30 Oct 2017)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to access the elasmobranch diversity: A case study in Tioman Island, Application of Environment DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding in Aquatic Biodiversity Monitoring Workshop, MSMS, WWF, UM (National) (25 May 2023 - 25 May 2023)
  2. Description of a new cryptic species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from western Pacific Ocean. , Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Conference alone with 11th University Consortium on Aquatic Sciences in NTOU (14th UCAS & ICMFBEC), National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) (International) (28 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2022)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) to access the diversity of sharks and rays in Tioman Island, Malaysia, International Symposium on Environmental DNA for Conservation and Biomonitoring in Southeast Asia 2023, Universiti Nottingham  (International) (14 Mar 2023 - 14 Mar 2023)
  2. Complete Mitogenomeand Phylogenetic Relationship of Enchelycore pardalis and Pseudechidna brummeri (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), The 3rd South China Sea Conference (SCS2019) Sea, Science & Societies: Forging Alliances in Facing Global Environmental Change, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IOES, UM (International) (24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019)
  3. Systematic studies on the muraenid fishes (Muraenidae) around Taiwan, IOES scientific seminar, UM, IOES (University) (11 Nov 2011 - 11 Nov 2011)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Amy Then YH, KH Loh & KC Lim (2018) What have we learnt about sharks & rays in Malaysia. Poster Competition, UM Research Carnival (UMRC 2018), UM  (University) (15 Nov 2018 - 17 Nov 2018)
  2. Loh, KH (2018) Molecular Phylogenetics and Taxanomy of moray eels(Muraenidae).Poster Competition, UM Research Carnival (UMRC 2018), UM  (University) (15 Nov 2018 - 17 Nov 2018)
  3. Shape analysis of the sagittal otoliths of Sciaenidae from Malaysia, Otolith shape analysis workshop, ICES (International) (22 Oct 2014 - 22 Oct 2014)
  4. Otolith atlas of Malaysia, 5th International Otolith Symposium, ICES (International) (20 Oct 2014 - 24 Oct 2014)
  5. Otolith atlas of Malaysia, Asian Fish Biodiversity Conference (AFBC 2014), USM, UTM, Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Florida museum of natural history, ACSI (International) (12 Feb 2014 - 13 Feb 2014)
  6. Diversity of Malaysian moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). , SCS 2012 Sharing knowledge, resources and technologies for a sustainable South China Sea, UM., Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya. National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science,Technology & Innovation. (International) (22 Oct 2012 - 26 Oct 2012)

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) Ecological Implication of Semi-Cultured Blood Cockles (Tegillarca Granosa) On The Cohabiting Macrobenthic Community in The Mudflat of Buloh River, Selangor., University, (Internal Examiner)
  2. (2021) Peer Review for Article, National, (Reviewer)
  3. (2021) Peer Review for Article, Journal of Sea Research, International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2021) Peer Review for Article, Scientific Report, International, (Reviewer)
  5. (2021) Peer Review for Article, International, (Reviewer)
  6. (2021) Peer Review for Article, Frontiers, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2021) Peer Review for Article, National, (Reviewer)
  8. (2021) Peer Review for Article, International, (Reviewer)
  9. (2021) INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN MARINE AQUACULTURE IN MALAYSIA. HGT150004 , (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2021) Physiology and Metabolic Response of Selected Polar and Tropical Picochlorophytes Towards Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels and Temperature., University, (Internal Examiner)
  11. (2020) METABOLIC RESPONSE OF SELECTED MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON TOWARDS ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS, Proposal Defence, HVA170027, (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2020) PREVALENCE AND DIVERSITY OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT Escherichia coli FROM LARUT RIVER AND SANGGA BESAR RIVER. Candidature Defence, HGT10003, (Internal Examiner)
  13. (2020) MICROZOOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN RELATION TO THE MICROBIAL LOOP IN MATANG ESTUARINE WATER, SHC 120066, (Internal Examiner)
  14. (2020) ECOLOGY OF SCYPHOZOAN JELLYFISH IN THE KLANG STRAIT AND ADJACENT WATERS, SHC120024, (External Examiner)
  15. (2020) DIVERSITY OF MARINE FUNGI ISOLATED FROM SELECTED Scleractinian CORALS AND THEIR SECONDARY METABOLITES. Candidature Defence,HMA170006, (Internal Examiner)
  16. (2019) ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATION OF THE COHABITING MACROBENTHOS COMMUNITY ON THE SEMI-CULTURED BLOOD COCKLES (Tigillarca granosa) IN THE MUDFLAT OF BULOH RIVER, SELANGOR, (Internal Examiner)
  17. (2019) SPATIOTEMPORAL UTILIZATION AND FEEDING HABITS OF FISH COMMUNITY IN KLANG COASTAL MUDFLATS, MALAYSIA, (Internal Examiner)
  18. (2019) INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN MARINE AQUACULTURE IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA , (Internal Examiner)
  19. (2019) PHLYOGEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE SHREW (SUNCUS MURINUS): A CASE STUDY OF DEMOGRAPHIC IN ASIA AND AFRICA REGIONS, (Internal Examiner)
  20. (2019) DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF SEA URCHINS IN TROPICAL SEAGRASS AND CORAL REEF HABITATS , (Internal Examiner)
  21. (2018) FISH COMMUNITIES IN ADJACENT SEAGRASS AND CORAL REEFS , (Internal Examiner)
  22. (2018) PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY IN THE AQUACULTURE AREAS OF SEMARAK LAGOON , (Internal Examiner)
  23. (2016) SPECIES COMPOSITION, DISTRIBUTION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MUD CRABS GENUS SCYLLA IN MANGROVE AREAS OF SABAH, UMS , (External Examiner)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2016) The Biology and population genetics of selected coastal elasmobranchs in Malaysia waters, Lim Kean Chong
  2. (2014) Diversity and abundance of fish larvae in the Klang Strait in relation to anthropogenic impacts. PhD., Cecilia Chu
Master
  1. (2020) 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
  2. (2018) Population genetics and biology of Terapon jarbua, Shyama Sundari Devi a/p Chanthran
  3. (2018) Biology and taxonomy of butterfly rays (Family Gymnuridae) and local utilization of rays in Malaysia, Amanda Leung Jhu Xhin

PATENT/IPR

  • 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)