Perch or bream.
1854. “Chequits” and sea-bass, blackfish, long clams, “pumpkin-seeds,” and an accidental eel, all contribute [to the chowder].—Putnam’s Mag., iii. 363/2 (April).
1862.
| Where I ’ve sot mornin’s lazy as the bream, | |
| Whose on’y business is to head up-stream, | |
| (We call ’em punkin-seed). | |
Lowell, ‘Biglow Papers,’ 2nd S., No. 2. |
