This species is mainly found in the open ocean, and can be seen either alone, in pairs, or in groups. Young individuals often drift along with seaweed and jellyfish, and they display pilot-like behaviour.
distinctive characters
The first dorsal fin has four to five separate spines, the second dorsal fin has one spine and twenty-five to twenty-nine rays, and the anal fin has two detached spines followed by one spine and fifteen to seventeen rays. The body is elongated, shallow, and barely compressed, and the caudal peduncle lacks scutes but has a long fleshy keel on each side.