dr. danial hariz bin zainal abidin

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 danialhariz@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :


  • Dr. Danial Hariz pioneers environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to revolutionize biodiversity monitoring in marine and mangrove ecosystems. Armed with a PhD in Biotechnology for Conservation, he applies cutting-edge molecular techniques to comprehensively assess and conserve aquatic biodiversity. His eDNA research generates crucial data informing conservation policies and management strategies for vulnerable coastal habitats. Additionally, Dr. Danial is a leader in integrative taxonomy, combining molecular and morphological analyses to precisely identify aquatic species. Through innovative biotechnology, his work advances biodiversity knowledge and science-based conservation efforts, especially in threatened aquatic habitats. He exemplifies how molecular tools can radically improve environmental monitoring.

  • noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, nur ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, nuralif fakhrullah mohd nur, mohd. sharol ali, siti tafzilmeriam sheikh abdul kadir, sébastien lavoué, danial hariz zainal abidin, masazurah a. rahim, noorul azliana jamaludin, amirrudin ahmad, mohamad aqmal-naser, siti zafirah ghazali, ying giat seah, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  ichthyofauna of the largest wetlands of east peninsular malaysia and its adjacent waters: the setiu wetlands.  - thalassas: an international journal of marine sciences.  1 - 18. 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, siti zafirah ghazali siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  novel qpcr-based edna method for monitoring endangered asian arowana in tropical freshwater ecosystems.  - hari penyelidikan & inovasi (hapi 2025). 

     

    noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, siti zafirah ghazali, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, danial hariz zainal abidin, ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, nur-syahirah mamat, masazurah a. rahim, najihah mohamad, noorul azliana jamaludin, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  dna metabarcoding elucidates fish larval diversity in multi-ecosystem setiu wetlands, malaysia.  - regional studies in marine science.  1 - 11. 

     

    nik norhazrina, nur farah ain zainee, nur aliah, syazwani basir, danial hariz zainal abidin & norlinda mohd. daut.  (2025).  penyiasat biodiversiti: modul dan kit interaktif stem.  - hari penyelidikan dan inovasi 2025 (hapi2025). 

     

    norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, muhammad hanif iryani adnan, danial hariz zainal abidin, siti zafirah ghazali, min pau tan, noor adelyna mohammed akib, sébastien lavoué, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  tracking the tropical aquatic dragon: environmental dna (edna) detection for monitoring the endangered asian arowana, scleropages formosus (müller and schlegel, 1840).  - hydrobiologia .  1759 - 1772. 

     

    siti zafirah ghazali, nuralif fakhrullah mohd nur, danial hariz zainal abidin, masazurah a. rahim, jamsari amirul firdaus jamaluddin, noorul azliana jamaludin, noorhani syahida kasim, mohd hanafi idris, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, nursalwa baharuddin, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  dna barcoding reveals high diversity of aquatic invertebrates in setiu wetlands, malaysia.  - regional studies in marine science.  1 - 9. 

     

    noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, siti zafirah ghazali, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, danial hariz zainal abidin, ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, nur-syahirah mamat, masazurah a. rahim, najihah mohamad, noorul azliana jamaludin, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  dna metabarcoding elucidates fish larval diversity in multi-ecosystem setiu wetlands, malaysia.  - regional studies in marine science.  1 - 11. 

     

    norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, muhammad hanif iryani adnan, danial hariz zainal abidin, siti zafirah ghazali, min pau tan, noor adelyna mohammed akib, sébastien lavoué, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  tracking the tropical aquatic dragon: environmental dna (edna) detection for monitoring the endangered asian arowana, scleropages formosus (müller and schlegel, 1840).  - hydrobiologia .  1759 - 1772. 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, siti azizah mohd. nor, giat seah ying, mohd sharol ali, jamsari amirul firdaus jamaluddin, masazurah a rahim, nur syafiqa zulkifly, min pau tan, khaironizam md zain, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar.  (2024).  an odyssey of integrative taxonomy unveils marine fish diversity, new records and cryptic species in malaysian waters.  - zoological studies.  1 - 21. 

     

    noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, nur ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, nuralif fakhrullah mohd nur, mohd. sharol ali, siti tafzilmeriam sheikh abdul kadir, sébastien lavoué, danial hariz zainal abidin, masazurah a. rahim, noorul azliana jamaludin, amirrudin ahmad, mohamad aqmal-naser, siti zafirah ghazali, ying giat seah, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  ichthyofauna of the largest wetlands of east peninsular malaysia and its adjacent waters: the setiu wetlands.  - thalassas: an international journal of marine sciences.  1 - 18. 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, siti azizah mohd. nor, ying giat seah, mohd sharol ali, nur athirah abdul latiff, roxanne a. cabebe-barnuevo, hiroyuki motomura & tun nurul aimi mat jaafar.  (2024).  malaysia’s first record of the elusive scaleless spiny waspfish ablabys gymnothorax chungthanawong & motomura 2018.  - sains malaysiana.  1741 - 1747. 

     

    noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, siti zafirah ghazali, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, danial hariz zainal abidin, ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, nur-syahirah mamat, masazurah a. rahim, najihah mohamad, noorul azliana jamaludin, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  dna metabarcoding elucidates fish larval diversity in multi-ecosystem setiu wetlands, malaysia.  - regional studies in marine science.  1 - 11. 

     

    norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, muhammad hanif iryani adnan, danial hariz zainal abidin, siti zafirah ghazali, min pau tan, noor adelyna mohammed akib, sébastien lavoué, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  tracking the tropical aquatic dragon: environmental dna (edna) detection for monitoring the endangered asian arowana, scleropages formosus (müller and schlegel, 1840).  - hydrobiologia .  1759 - 1772. 

     

    siti zafirah ghazali, nuralif fakhrullah mohd nur, danial hariz zainal abidin, masazurah a. rahim, jamsari amirul firdaus jamaluddin, noorul azliana jamaludin, noorhani syahida kasim, mohd hanafi idris, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, nursalwa baharuddin, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  dna barcoding reveals high diversity of aquatic invertebrates in setiu wetlands, malaysia.  - regional studies in marine science.  1 - 9. 

     

    noorhani syahida kasim, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar, min pau tan, nur ilham syahadah mohd yusoff, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, nuralif fakhrullah mohd nur, mohd. sharol ali, siti tafzilmeriam sheikh abdul kadir, sébastien lavoué, danial hariz zainal abidin, masazurah a. rahim, noorul azliana jamaludin, amirrudin ahmad, mohamad aqmal-naser, siti zafirah ghazali, ying giat seah, siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  ichthyofauna of the largest wetlands of east peninsular malaysia and its adjacent waters: the setiu wetlands.  - thalassas: an international journal of marine sciences.  1 - 18. 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, siti azizah mohd. nor, giat seah ying, mohd sharol ali, jamsari amirul firdaus jamaluddin, masazurah a rahim, nur syafiqa zulkifly, min pau tan, khaironizam md zain, tun nurul aimi mat jaafar.  (2024).  an odyssey of integrative taxonomy unveils marine fish diversity, new records and cryptic species in malaysian waters.  - zoological studies.  1 - 21. 

     

    nik norhazrina, nur farah ain zainee, nur aliah, syazwani basir, danial hariz zainal abidin & norlinda mohd. daut.  (2025).  penyiasat biodiversiti: modul dan kit interaktif stem.  - hari penyelidikan dan inovasi 2025 (hapi2025). 

     

    nur syazwani mohamad basir, nur aliah mohamad khaduwi, danial hariz zainal abidin,.  (2024).  debunga rumput: ancaman terhadap kesihatan.  - majalah sains. 

     

    nur aliah mohamad khaduwi, haja maideen kader maideen, danial hariz zainal abidin, nur syazwani mohamad basir.  (2024).  flora paku pakis di taman negeri royal belum.  - dewan kosmik . 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, nur syazwani mohamad basir, nur aliah mohamad khaduwi.  (2024).  detektif makanan: forensik dna dalam keselamatan makanan.  - majalahsains. 

     

    nik norhazrina, nur farah ain zainee, nur aliah, syazwani basir, danial hariz zainal abidin & norlinda mohd. daut.  (2025).  penyiasat biodiversiti: modul dan kit interaktif stem.  - hari penyelidikan dan inovasi 2025 (hapi2025). 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, norli fauzani mohd abu hassan alshari, siti zafirah ghazali siti azizah mohd nor.  (2025).  novel qpcr-based edna method for monitoring endangered asian arowana in tropical freshwater ecosystems.  - hari penyelidikan & inovasi (hapi 2025). 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, siti azizah mohd. nor, ying giat seah, mohd sharol ali, jamsari amirul firdaus jamaluddin, masazurah a rahim, nur syafiqa zulkifly, min pau tan, and tun nurul aimi mat jaafar.  (2024).  exploring malaysias offshore fish diversity through dna barcoding.  - asian society of ichthyologists international conference (asiic2024).  1-26. 

     

    danial hariz zainal abidin, siti azizah mohd. nor, ying giat seah, and tun nurul aimi mat jaafar.  (2024).  gymnothorax longinquus (whitley, 1948) (anguilliformes, muraenidae), long moray: a first record from malaysia.  - asian society of ichthyologists international conference (asiic2024).  1-5. 

     

    nur syazwani mohamad basir, nur aliah mohamad khaduwi, danial hariz zainal abidin,.  (2024).  debunga rumput: ancaman terhadap kesihatan.  - majalah sains.