Can I have a bit more tartar sauce on my Salvelinus fontinalis? – The European government run a muck…

French fishmongers have been left furious after they were fined for not labeling their catch using Latin names (fine up to Euro 1500, to be exact)

The official EU rules state that precise Latin names for each fish must be placed on the label along with the price. The rule was out in place to prevent fish sellers purposefully misleading customers by selling them the wrong fish.

Those hit hardest are the fish seller in Marseilles. The local major and now the French president says it’s too ridiculous and for the fish sellers NOT to pay the fines.

One local fish seller said ‘no client of mine has ever asked me for a fish using the Latin name’