 It is a fast-swimming predator which often forms small schools, and takes a variety of small fish (specifically mackerel and filefish), crustaceans including prawns, crabs, and sea lice, soft molluscs, and other soft prey.In Hawaii, they have been observed following foraging bonefish or goatfish, consuming any scraps uncovered by the foragers.The species appears to be in constant abundance all year, but ripe individuals have rarely been reported.