| Bloater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Coregonus |
| Species: | C. hoyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coregonus hoyi (Milner, 1874)
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| Synonyms | |
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Argyrosomus hoyi Milner, 1874 | |
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. This fish is not to be confused with the extinct deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae), a large fish that shared a common name with the bloater.
- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Coregonus hoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T5366A11123739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5366A11123739.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.