Khaironizam Md Zain, Associate Professor

Research interest in freshwater fish taxonomy and systematics focusing on revision and describing new species of freshwater fish in Malaysia, and related to fish biology, ecology and biogeography

Research focus
Ichthyology, Taxonomy and Systematic, Fish Biology and Ecology

Selected publications

1. Ahmad Sobri N.Z., S. Lavoue, F. Aziz, S.A.M. Nor, N. A.M. Akib & M.Z. Khaironizam. 2021. To lump, to split or to maintain? Molecular taxonomy of the spotted barb Barbodes binotatus (Cyprinidae) and closely related species in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Fish Biology, 99,656-668. (DOI:10.1111/jfb.14754)
2. Zakaria-Ismail M., A. Fatimah & M.Z. Khaironizam, 2019. Fishes of the Freshwater Ecosystems of Peninsular Malaysia. LAP Lambert Publishing, Beau Basin, Mauritius, xviii + 331 pp.
3. Amiruddin Ahmad, Muhammad Fahmi Ahmad, Mohamad Aqmal Mohd Naser,Syed Ahmad Rizal Tusn Nek, Mohd Ilham Norhakim Lokman, Muhammad Rasul Abdullah Halim, Intan Faraha A. Ghani, Khaironizam Md. Zain & Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai, 2023. Fishes of Tasek Bera, Pahang. Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 146 pp.
4. Khaironizam Md. Zain, Amirrudin Ahmad, Haslawati Baharuddin, Hanan Mohd Yusof, Jamaludin Ibrahim, Mohamad Zaini Suleiman, Siti Norita Mohamad, Mustafa Asmuni, Ramley Abu Bakar, Hassanal Salim & Chew Poh Chiang. 2024. Eesiklopedia Ikan Air Tawar Malaysia. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 228 pp.