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[jd]

thats a poor cod as well barry .pouting have a dark spot at the bottom of the pectoral fin ,poor cod dont .

Hard to tell but

Poor Cod-The anus is set further back towards the first anal fin, rather than being set beneath the centre of the first dorsal fin, as seen in the pouting. The pelvic fin of the Poor Cod only reaches the anal vent, whilst that of the Pouting, reaches further back over the first anal fin.
Breeding:

Would indicate it is a pout, no?

[donal domeney]

The best way to spot the differance between the to is as follows.
The first anal fin on the pouting begins well under the first dorsal fin
The first anal fin on the poor cod begins about level with the end of the first dorsal fin.

[donal domeney]

The didderance beetween both species is a follows
Pouting: the first anal begins under the middle of the first dorsal fin
Poor cod: the first anal fin begins about level with the end of the first dorsal fin.
This is from the Central Fisheries Board id book.
Download at http://www.cfb.ie this book is a must for any sea angler
If you intend to print it off it has 34 pages in so make sure your printer is full.
Have a look at dave and barry's pics they both shuw the differance.

[jd]

So pouting it is, then.

[Ronald]

Istill reckeon a por cod ,but if i get one i'll claim 5pts for poorcod :lol: .
This comp could do the world of good for species identification :wink:
barry not getting points for pouting and poorcod :(

[jd]

Look at the photos below, line is where anal fin starts.
Compare to postion of both dorsal and pelvic fins.

Has to be a pouting by my reckoning.

[Davy Murdoch]

I think ronald is talking about the smaller fish which i also think looks like a poorcod.The bigger fish at the top of the photo is def a pouting.
Another useful way to ID them are as follows:
Pouting-body depth greater than head length.
Poorcod-body depth less than head length.

This is going to be an interesting comp :wink: :lol:

[Bradan]

tue 9/1/07

PLACE: dunmore

BAIT: sandeel,mackerel

RESULTS:1 coalie,2 whiteing,3dab and 4 pout.

Is it just me or did no-one else notice the date on the pics??

Not saying you're using old pics Barry - just maybe fix the date settings on the camera :!: :D :wink:

[BigPhil]

the smaller one on the bottom looks like a poor cod to me too

[jd]

the smaller one on the bottom looks like a poor cod to me too

You mean the bottom one in Barry's pic? Looking at it again you are right, I only looked at the top fish. So Barry has a poor cod and a Pout in that pic!

[Davy Murdoch]

the smaller one on the bottom looks like a poor cod to me too

You mean the bottom one in Barry's pic? Looking at it again you are right, I only looked at the top fish. So Barry has a poor cod and a Pout in that pic!

it has my vote! just as long as ronald doesn`t get the points im happy :lol: :lol:

[BigPhil]

yeah, thats right

[jd]

no more pout or poor cod..

[Ronald]

:lol: I should have said nothing .

[barry murphy]

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: .always wondered what the difference was know now.in reply to the reply by bradan the date is on the mag in pic,the last time i tried to do any thing bar take pics with camera i lost all the Holiday pics was popular for that.

[thompo]

pretty sure this is a doggy? but it fought a little and had nasal flaps

took a 3/0 pennell ring with about 6 mini squid (1" long) and some mackrel lol

[thompo]

should ask actually is this a doggie or a small huss? it had nasal flaps but cant remember if its doggies have them or huss. i should remember ive caught enough bloody doggies to last a life time lol

[thompo]

ok going with doggie just seen a pic of a huss in someones avatar and its nasal flaps weren't near as big. Caught loads but just noticed them on this one for some reason lol


ah well good to get another species early on :D

[jw]

flounder ennereilly frozen lug 13/1/7

[Ronald]

picked up this wee dab whilst fishing ballintoy today ,5 pts please jd .