. ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁un law ful ▁to ▁possess ▁or ▁transport ▁live ▁spec im ens ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁state ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁No ▁person , ▁firm , ▁corpor ation , ▁partners hip , ▁or ▁association ▁shall ▁possess , ▁sell , ▁offer ▁for ▁sale , ▁import , ▁bring , ▁release ▁or ▁cause ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁or ▁imported ▁into ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Alabama ▁any ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁“ r ud d ” ▁( Sc ard ini us ▁er yth roph th al mus ) ▁or ▁“ ro ach ” ▁( R util us ▁r util us ), ▁or ▁any ▁hy br ids ▁of ▁either ▁species . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Alabama ▁from ▁First ▁Creek ▁in ▁La ud erd ale ▁County , ▁Alabama , ▁ca . ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁ ▁Mor ph olog ically , ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ro ach ▁( R util us ▁r util us ), ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁confused . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁yellow ▁eye ▁colour . ▁The ▁eye ▁of ▁the ▁ro ach ▁has ▁a ▁big ▁red ▁spot ▁above ▁the ▁pup il , ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁consp ic uous . ▁The ▁rud d ▁has ▁an ▁u pt urn ed ▁mouth ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁feed ▁easily ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁pla cement ▁of ▁the ▁d ors al ▁fin ▁is ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁which ▁is ▁even ▁visible ▁in ▁very ▁young ▁fish . ▁There ▁are ▁normally ▁only ▁one ▁or