poor cod/ pouting

can someone please explain the difference between poor cod and pouting. i have in the past seen anglers describe what i would call a pouting as a poor cod. while this is not normally an issue it does become a problem in a comp where points may be issued for species count. i see that in the species guide both are listed as different species so any help would be of assistance

Read from here..

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... &&start=38

(Species hunt discussion!)

Picture is self explanitory.
The poor cod's scales will normally fall off in you hand as well.

This picture is taken from the CFB fish ID book downloadable at:
http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_in_ireland/fish_id.htm

Everybody should have a copy of this invaluable little book. (It will print nicely if you have a printer that will print in book format). If it cost money we'd probably all have two copies :)

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