 No information regarding the reproduction and growth of the species is available, although larvae of the species are known to appear during February in the waters off Taiwan, suggesting a December spawning period, and make up a high proportion of the larval abundance.Juveniles are known to sometimes shelter among the tentacles of large pelagic jellyfish.The species is of commercial importance in a number of areas due to its high abundance, or more often taken as bycatch in other major fisheries.