Several species of reef-associated sharks are known as reef sharks:
- Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
- Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii
- Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
- Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus
Additionally, The United States Coast Guard has a cutter commissioned as the USCGC Reef Shark.
Famous quotes containing the words reef and/or shark:
“Striking his former happiness against the reef of justice he has perished unwept for and unseen.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
“De god wat made shark must be one dam Ingin.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)