Ahmad O. Mal

Ahmad O. Mal, ichthyologist.

Marine Biology Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA.
E-mail: aomal@kau.edu.sa

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Four new soles (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae) of the genus Aseraggodes from the western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 8: 1–17. PDF Reference page.
Randall, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J., Satapoomin, U., Mooi, R.D. & Mal, A.O. 2013. Pempheris flavicycla, a new pempherid fish from the Indian Ocean, previously identified as P. vanicolensis Cuvier. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 9: 1–23. PDF Reference page.

Kovačić, M., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2014. Two new species of Coryogalops (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 3881(6): 513–531. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.6.2 Reference page.
Kovačić, M., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2014. A new species of Hetereleotris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Farasan Island (Red Sea). Zootaxa 3846(1): 119–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.6 Reference page.

Craig, M.T., Bodorodsky, S.V., Randall, J.E. & Mal, A.O. 2015. Lepadichthys bilineatus, a new species of clingfish from Oman (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae), with a redescription of Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs and Link from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 3990(1): 113–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.1.6 Preview (PDF). Reference page.
Hoese, D.F., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O., 2015: Description of a new species of Trimma (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea, with a discussion of the generic separation of Trimma and Priolepis, with discussion of sensory papillae terminology. Zootaxa 4027(4): 538–550. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4027.4.4. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J. & Mal, A.O. 2016. Redescription of Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell, 1835 (Pisces: Perciformes, Labridae), a valid endemic Red Sea wrasse. Zootaxa 4158(4): 451–472. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.4.1. Reference page.
Bogorodsky, S.V., Suzuki, T. & Mal, A.O. 2016. Description of a new species of Priolepis (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea, a new record of Priolepis compita, and a distributional range extension of Trimma fishelsoni. Zootaxa 4150(2): 168–184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.2.5. Reference page.
Delventhal, N.R., Mooi, R.D., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2016. A review of the Callogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4179(2): 225–243. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4179.2.3. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Kovačić, M., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2016. A new species of Coryogalops (Perciformes: Gobiidae) and the first adult record of Feia nympha from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4097(3): 341–353. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.3.3.Reference page.

Gill, A.C., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2017. Review of Red Sea Xenisthmus Snyder (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4286(2): 203–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.2.4. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Kovačić, M., Bogorodsy, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2018. Redescription of the genus Koumansetta (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with description of a new species from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4459(3): 453–481. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.3 Reference page.

Gill, A.C., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2019. Description of a second species of Gymnoxenisthmus from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae). Zootaxa 4590(1): 177–183. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.8 Reference page.
Kovačić, M., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. 2019. Two new species of Hetereleotris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4608(3): 501–516. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4608.3.5 Reference page.
Smith, D.G., Bogordsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2019. Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1): 1–87. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4704.1.1 pdf Reference page.

Matsuura, K., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2020. Canthigaster aziz, a new deep-dwelling toby (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4834(1): 81–95. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4834.1.5 Reference page.
McCosker, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2020. Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1): 31–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.2 Reference page.