Bloater (Coregonus hoyi)

Scientific name: Coregonus hoyi Milner, 1874

Bloater (Coregonus hoyi)

The Bloater (Coregonus hoyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae.

Biology

Occurs in large lakes. Belongs to C. artedi complex.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus hoyi
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
37.0
Common length
25.5
Depth range
30–189 m (98–620 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 30 - 189 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Great Lakes (except Lake Erie) in Canada-USA and Lake Nipigon in Canada. This species is probably extirpated from Lakes Ontario and Nipigon, threatened in Lake Michigan, and declining in Lakes Superior and Huron.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3; k=0.22)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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