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Nematodes from fishes of Balochistan are described here. This is the first report on the nematodes of fishes of Balochistan. Twenty four species of genus Rhabdochona Railliet, 1916 have been indentified based on morphometric variations in the important diagnostic features such as number of prostomal teeth, shape and size of spicules, number and position of caudal papillae in males and position of vaginal opening, structure of vagina and eggs morphology in females. This information is important for students, teachers and researchers in the field of fish parasitology.