Robustichthys
| Robustichthys Temporal range:
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| Fossil specimens, (A) IVPP V18568 (holotype), (B) IVPP V20416 | |
| Reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Halecomorphi |
| Order: | †Ionoscopiformes |
| Genus: | †Robustichthys Xu et al., 2014 |
| Type species | |
| †Robustichthys luopingensis Xu et al., 2014
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Robustichthys is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Middle Triassic period, contains only one species R. luopingensis. It belonged to the clade Halecomorphi, which were once diverse during the Mesozoic Era, but which are today represented by only a single species, the bowfin. Halecomorphs are holosteans, a clade which first appeared in the fossil record during the Triassic.