Rate My Professor Lirong Abit

Dr. Lirong Yu Abit serves as a Lecturer at the Curtin Aquaculture Research Lab in the Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science at Curtin University Malaysia. His academic background includes a PhD in Fisheries Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia (Bintulu Campus) awarded in 2024, a Master of Science in Fisheries Science from the same institution in 2020, a Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Biology from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2001, and a Diploma in Computer Science from PITMAN Institute U.K./CADAS Business College in Sarawak in 2001. He currently holds the dual role of Lecturer and Technical Manager at the Curtin Aquaculture Research Laboratories, with employment at Curtin University Malaysia beginning in November 2023. Additionally, he is listed in Curtin University's staff profile as Technical Manager and Lecturer under Global Curtin.

Abit's research specializations encompass aquaculture systems, aquaculture nutrition, fish and crustacean reproduction, and fish and crustacean biodiversity. His publications highlight contributions to aquatic biodiversity, reproduction, and ecology in Malaysia. Key works include 'The Embryonic Development of the Giant Freshwater Mountain Crab, Isolapotamon bauense (Ng, 1987)' published in the Malaysian Fisheries Journal in 2022; 'Evidence for Isolapotamon bauense Ng, 1987 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) Being the Largest Recorded True Freshwater Crab in Southeast Asia' in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society in 2022; 'A potential endemic cyprinid for aquaculture and food security: The embryonic development of the Bornean spotted barb Puntius sealei (Herre, 1933)' in the Asian-Australasian Journal of Food Safety and Security in 2021; 'Fish biodiversity survey (2009) of streams in the Ayer Hitam forest reserve, Puchong, Selangor' in Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science in 2012; 'Feeding Habits of Fishes in the Pengkalan Gawi–Pulau Dula Section of Kenyir Lake Terengganu, Malaysia' in Asian Fisheries Science in 2012; and 'Length-weight relationship and condition factor of three dominant species from the Lake Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia' in the Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science in 2011. Abit has participated in educational outreach, including a Biofloc Technology session for Miri students organized by Curtin Malaysia in 2025.