Barrels , or sultans [1] ( lat. Mullus ) - a genus of ray-fin fish from the family of mullet (Mullidae). It is represented by 4 species. The most famous are Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus . The maximum body length varies in different species from 25 to 40 cm. The maraca are distinguished by the presence of long antennae on the lower jaw, with the help of which they sand up the sand on the seabed and find small animals. Distributed in the western and eastern parts of the Atlantic Ocean, are found in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. Two species M. barbatus and M. surmuletus live in the Black Sea and one species M. barbatus lives in the Sea of Azov . Typically bottom fish, kept in flocks.
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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Mullus Linnaeus , 1758 |
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In Russian, the name is borrowed through Turkish ( barbunya ) from the Italian barbone - a large beard originating from the Latin barbus - a beard. The middle name of the fish, the Sultanka, is also associated with the mustache, for such a magnificent mustache could only be possessed by the ruler of the Muslims.
In the Russian Empire , the word drumula was also understood as a potato [2] .
