nə̇ˈrid.ik adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nerit- (perhaps from New Latin Nerita ) + -ic
: of, relating to, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast and usually considered to extend from low-tide mark to a depth of 100 fathoms
the neritic zone
a characteristic neritic fauna
— compare oceanic , pelagic