由于生活史包含海洋甲壳类动物、鱼类、哺乳动物，因此幼虫常见于海洋鱼类、洄游性鱼类（如：鲑鱼、沙丁鱼）或乌贼等生物体内，较少出现在淡水鱼体内。在2016年1月，在加拿大亚伯达省的卡加里的 Stephen Vaughan 医生在一名报称腹痛的男子胃部㿉疡处发现在进食未经烹煮的鲑鱼肉之后残留的海兽胃线虫[4]。牠们的最终宿主是海洋哺乳动物，因此幼虫多存在于有大型海洋哺乳动物的海域，如：太平洋、大西洋、北海[3]。
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