It is the official journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. In 1936, Blanchard was elected vice president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. In 1941, he was elected vice president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. At all events, the work remained as a basic reference for several generations of ichthyologists. However, the taxonomy and descriptions were cited as problematic by fellow local ichthyologists. Margaret Smith embarked on a recruitment drive to attract ichthyologists and to train African ichthyologists. Other prominent ichthyologists included C. V. Kulkarni and S. B. Setna. Many fellow ichthyologists honoured Trewavas by naming newly discovered species after her. These are separate species, or subspecies of several species, as determined by several ichthyologists. This species was originally described by ichthyologists Castex and Maciel in 1963. Many ichthyologists believe native species are more effective in population control than mosquitofish. Some ichthyologists have suggested that "L. melanonotata" is synonymous with "L. perugiae".