Ophichthus pullus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus pullus at www.fishbase.org. It was co-discovered by John E. McCosker and Ian Moore in 2005.McCosker, J. E., 2005 (30 Dec.) [ref. 28646] A new species of deepwater snake eel, Ophichthus pullus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Angola and Guinea-Bissau. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 56 (no. 36): 669-674. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Angola and Guinea-Bissau, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
The species epithet "pullus" means "dark coloured" in Latin, and refers to the eel's colouring.
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