Crossword Clue:

a small edible Mediterranean fish

AnswerCrossword Clue
SMELTSmall edible fish
SARDINEFish said to be named for a Mediterranean island
DACEA small, freshwater fish
STIRFRYSmall fish in a prison?
DASSYA small fish, the blacktail.
MAPOSpiny-finned fish, a small goby.
MINNOWDREADEROne with a large fear of small fish?