Archichthys

Phylum:Chordata

Class:†Rhizodontida

Order:†Rhizodontiformes

Family:†Rhizodontidae

Archichthys Temporal range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
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.^[1]