Fear of fish

Ichthyophobia
Other namesGaleophobia
Photograph of a fantail goldfish looking upward
A fantail goldfish.
Pronunciation
SpecialtyPsychology

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.[1]

  1. ^ Galeophobia Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine in medical dictionary.