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Robert & Betty Lipe <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:13:27 -0500
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Dear Ed and Jim,  While we were in Granada snorkeling, Betty fanned out
live P. ziczac just under the sand, how about that.  Maybe that's why
you don't see them during the day.
 
Edward T. Schelling wrote:
>
> Dear Jim,
> Back in the "good old days" [early 60s], I did find a number of P. ziczag off
> Destin, northwest Florida.  Apparently, they are quite rare in this area, as I
> only found a total of 5 dead specimens [always near an octopus hole] and I do
> not remember ever finding any in less than 100 feet of water....on top of the
> 5 intact specimens, I found maybe 4-5 top halfs over a period of several
> years.  They are here, but I never had the feeling that they are a common
> species this far north!
> Ed Schelling
> Shalimar, Florida
 
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