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Fish are the most abundant vertebrate species on the planet and are the best source for protein and other protein derivatives along with other amino acids and fatty acids. Fishes also contribute in GDP of our country, can influence our economy directly and indirectly which are frequently found infected with a parasites; Trematoda, Nematoda, Cestoda, and Acanthocephala; causing infectious diseases. Among different fish diseases, Gyrodactylussalaris, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, flukes, are most ubiquitous in fish population that causes huge death. In case of harsh illness by parasites. The major parasitic groups found in freshwater fishes are Monogenia, cestodes, Acanthocephalans, protozoans and nematodes. In the present study, the prevalence of helminth parasites has been observed two freshwater fishes Channa punctatus and Wallago attu. Live fresh specimens of Channa punctatus and in Wallago attu of all sizes, weight and sex were collected from river gomti, Lucknow. A total of 90 fishes were examined for the presence of helminth parasites in which a total no. of parasites found in Channa punctatus was 50 and in Wallago attu was 40. In case of Channa punctatus (Bloch) 44% of total collected fishes and in Wallago attu 37.5% of total collected fishes were found to be infected with helminth parasites.