Patent ID: 9101146
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for slaughtering fishes, which causes the death of the fish, taking the fish from an operculum to be positioned in a stunning position and cutting only the gills, without causing any visible damage to an exterior part of the fish, comprising: transverse positioning means, for receiving the fish, holding the fish by the sides and keeping the fish centered to be positioned in an initial working position; longitudinal positioning means, for allowing longitudinal displacement of the fish and stopping the fish's movement when in the initial working position; gripping means for taking the fish from the initial working position, holding the fish from the operculum and placing in a stunning position, also allowing the opening of the operculum to expose the gills of the fish in a cutting position; stunning means for stunning the fish that is in the stunning position; cutting means for performing a cut in the gills of the stunned fish; and releasing means for allowing the release of the slaughtered fish.