kˈoːɹtʃɪp ɪnvˈɑːlvz ðə mˈeɪl bˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈiːmeɪl tə hˈoʊld hɜː fɔːɹ kˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən; wˈʌn fˈiːmeɪl əbzˈɜːvd hæd ðə tˈɪp ʌv hɜː fˈɜːst dˈoːɹsəl fˈɪn bˈɪʔn̩ ˈɔf fɹʌm sˈʌtʃ æktˈɪvᵻɾi.
Courtship involves the male biting the female to hold her for copulation; one female observed had the tip of her first dorsal fin bitten off from such activity.