During the terns 'mating season, banded blue sprat appear in large quantities in the ocean regions nearby their resting grounds. Fishermen will also seek out the banded blue sprat according to where the terns congregate.
在燕鷗繁殖期間，丁香魚會大批出現在它們棲地附近的海域；漁人也根據麇集燕鷗的海域尋找丁香魚。