Fear of fish
| Ichthyophobia | |
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| Other names | Galeophobia |
| A fantail goldfish. | |
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| Specialty | Psychology |
Fear of fish or ichthyophobia ranges from cultural phenomena such as fear of eating fish, fear of touching raw fish, or fear of dead fish, up to irrational fear (specific phobia). Selachophobia, or galeophobia, is the specific fear of sharks.