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Abstract
The alimentary tract of teleosts has attracted considerable interest because of its diversity of form, related to diet. Therefore, the gross morphology and histology of the tract has long been
a topic of investigation and the present study reveals information on alimentary tract of Channa punctatus. While observing the morphological characters of alimentary canal of Channa
punctatus it is found that the alimentary canal is demarked into oesophagus, stomach, pyloric
caecae, intestine and rectum. The mean alimentary canal length (ACL) observed was 17.4 ±
1.57cm. (Table 3.1).