Abstract: An apparatus for slaughtering fishes, killing the fish by taking it from the operculum and positioning in a stunning position and cutting the gills only, without causing any visible damage to the exterior, comprising transverse positioning to receive the fish, holding by the sides and keeping it in the center thereof and positioned in an initial working position; longitudinal positioning, allowing the longitudinal displacement of the fish and stopping its movement when it is in the initial working position; gripping positioning to take the fish from the initial working position, holding it from the operculum and placing it in a stunning position, also allowing the opening of the operculum to expose the gills in a cutting position; stunning positioning to stun the fish in the stunning position; cutting positioning to cut in the gills of stunned fish; and releasing positioning to release of the slaughtered fish.

Abstract: An apparatus for slaughtering fishes, killing the fish by taking it from the operculum and positioning in a stunning position and cutting the gills only, without causing any visible damage to the exterior, comprising: transverse positioning means that receives the fish, holding by the sides and keeping in the center thereof to be positioned in an initial working position; longitudinal positioning means, allowing the longitudinal displacement of the fish and stopping its movement when it is in the initial working position; gripping means for taking the fish from the initial working position, holding it from the operculum and placing it in a stunning position, also allowing the opening of the operculum to expose the gills in a cutting position; stunning means for stunning the fish in the stunning position; cutting means for cutting in the gills of stunned fish; and releasing means allowing the release of the slaughtered fish.