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| Achilles Tang
Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Arches 140lb. Hot Press
Matted in a 5 x 7'' Ivory Matt
$45
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Acanthurus achilles
This is a species of surgeonfish that is named after Achilles, the
Greek demigod of Homer’s Iliad. Where Achilles
had a weakness in his heel, the Achilles Tang, on the other hand, has a
razor-sharp scalpel at the base of its tail.
The Hawaiian name for this fish is Paku’iku’i,
refering to the method for catching the fish, which involves splashing or
beating the water to scare the fish into nets.
Hawaiians used this fish for food and used its scalpel to make fishing
lures. The Achilles Tang measures up to
10 inches (25 cm) long and feeds on algae.
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