Salmonidae

Bloater

Coregonus hoyi

Fish Reaching Thirty Seven Centimeters in North American Waters

• White
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Coregonus hoyi, also known as the bloater, is a species or form of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is a silvery-coloured herring-like fish, 25.5 centimetres (10.0 in) long. It is found in most of the Great Lakes and in Lake Nipigon, and inhabits underwater slopes.