Archichthys

Archichthys
Temporal range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Class: Rhizodontida
Order: Rhizodontiformes
Family: Rhizodontidae
Genus: Archichthys
Hancock and Atthey, 1870
Type species
Archichthys portlockii
Portlock, 1843
Synonyms
  • Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870
  • Archichthys sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870

Archichthys is a genus of rhizodont lobe-finned fish that lived throughout the Carboniferous period. Fossils have been found in Northern Ireland and England.