Eleotridae

Kikori Blind Gudgeon

Oxyeleotris caeca

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• Small
• Tropical fish

Oxyeleotris caeca or the Kikori blind gudgeon is a cavefish found in the upper Kikori River system. Described in 1996, it is the first cavefish found in Papua New Guinea. There are three specimens kept at the Western Australian Museum, whose lengths range from 83 to 93 millimetres (3.3 to 3.7 in).