Синонимы: Fasciola varica Muller, 1784; Distoma varicum Zeder, в понимании Рудольфи (1809); Distomum dimidiatum Creplin, 1829, pro parte; Derogenes varicum в понимании Ольсс.она (1868) и Левинсена (1881), пес Моп-ticelli, 1890; D. plenus Stafford, 1904; D. fuhrmanni Mola, 1912
Хозяева: рыбы (Agonus cataphractus, Anguilla anguilla, Acipenser sturio, Anarrhichas lupus, Brosme brosme, Boreogadus saida, Brotula multibarbata, Bleninus ocellaris, Cotus bubalis, C. scorpius, Callionymus lyra, Capros aper, Cyclopterus lumpus, Coregonus oxyrhynchus, C. lavuretus, Conger conger, Clupea harengus, C. spratlus, C. harengus pallasi, Сryptacanthodes maculatus, Cottunculus sp., Dasycottus setiger, Gadus callarias, G. luscus, G. morhua maris-albi, G. minutus, G. merlangus, G. morrhua, G. pollachius, G. virens. G. aeglefinus, Gymnacanthus ventralis, Gasterosteus aculeatus, Gratinus agassizii, Eleginus navaga, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossoides platessoides, Hemitripterus americanus, H. villosus, Helicolenus dactilopterus, H. maderensis, Liopsetta glacialis, Lophius piscatorius, Limanda limanda, Limanda ferruginea, Lobotes surinamensis, Leptocottus armatus, Molva molva, Merluccius merluccius, M. sp., Microstomus kitt, Motella sp., Melanogrammus aeglifinus, Myoxocephalus. scorpius, M. quadricornis, M. quadricornis labradoricus, M. octodecimspinosus, Onos tricirratus, Osmerus mordax, Ophiodon elongatus, Phrynorhombus norvegicus, Platichthys flesus, Pleuronectes platessa, P. limanda, P. flesus bogdanowi, P. flesus, Platysomatichthys hipoglossoides, Pollachius vireus, Protopsetta herzensteini, Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus, Pagellus centrodontus, Paralabrax humeralis, Scophthalmus rhombus, Salmo salar, S. trutta, Sebastes marinus, Spheroides borealis, Scorpaena cristulata, Setarches parmatus, Sebastiscus albofasciatus, Sebastodes maliger, Setarches parmatus, Stenodus leucichthys nelma, Trigla lucerna, T. cuculus, T. gurnardus, T. draco, T. vipera, Trachurus trachurus, Thymallus thymallus, Zeus faber, Urophycis chuss, U. tenuis, U. regius).
Локализация: пищевод, желудок, кишечник.