Ophichthus pullus

Ophichthus pullus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Ophichthus pullus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was co-discovered by John E. McCosker and Ian Moore in 2005. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Angola and Guinea-Bissau, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 58.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Angola and Guinea-Bissau.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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