What is the name of the Parsee harpooneer in Ahab's boat?

The Parsee harpooneer in Ahab's boat is Fedallah. He is introduced as the mysterious leader of a hidden group of sailors whom Ahab has secretly brought aboard the Pequod.

Fedallah is of Indian Zoroastrian, or Parsee, descent, and Ishmael describes him as a “Dark Shadow” associated with fire worship and ominous supernatural imagery. He serves as Ahab's personal harpooneer rather than as one of the three regular harpooneers assigned to Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask.

Fedallah's importance extends beyond his skill with a harpoon. He predicts several events surrounding Ahab's death, including that he will precede Ahab and that “hemp” will be responsible for killing the captain. His corpse later becomes entangled in the lines on Moby-Dick's back, fulfilling part of the prophecy. Readers sometimes confuse him with Tashtego, Daggoo, or Queequeg, but those men are the harpooneers on the other boats.