Answer: neritic

AnswerCrossword Clue
NERITICOf shallow water
NERITICOf the shallow-water region on a seacoast
NERITICOf shallow coastal waters
NERITICShoaly
neriticpertaining to shallow water
neriticof, relating to, inhabiting, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
neriticof or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom