Channa species are well known for highly nutritive, invigorating and therapeutic values. It is reported that these fishes harbor a greater diversity and abundance of larval helminths as they are exposed to more infective helminth larvae in their diet due to predatory habits. This study was designated to detect and identify the common helminth parasites occurring in the gastro-intestinal region of C. orientalis and C. striatus. In the current study, 100% of C. orientalis and 85.3% of C. striatus were found to be infected with different helminth parasites. The present findings confirmed that helminth parasites have widespread in gastro-intestinal tract of Channa spp. and heavy parasitic burden in gastro-intestinal tract of these fishes
