Argillichthys
| Argillichthys Temporal range: Ypresian, | |
|---|---|
| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | †Argillichthys Casier, 1966 |
| Species: | †A. toombsi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Argillichthys toombsi Casier, 1966 | |
Argillichthys is an extinct marine lizardfish known from the Lower Eocene. It contains a single species, A. toombsi, from the Ypresian-aged London Clay Formation in England. It is known from a skull. It is thought to be a stem-member of Synodontidae.