DESCRIZIONE
This invention a fish decapitating apparatus, where a fish holder is provided configured to receive a fish with the belly side facing up at an in-feed station, at least one cutting station is provided and a conveying apparatus configured to convey the fish in said fish holder from the in-feed station to at least one cutting station. The fish holder includes opposingly arranged guide members moveable in a hinge like manner in relation to each other, the guide members being configured to clamp the fish head behind the collar bones such that the collar bones are resting on an outer side of said guide members in the clamped state with the fish head sticking out from the fish holder, the fish decapitating apparatus further including a measuring device configured to measure the position of the collar bones when being in the clamped position, and a control unit configured to automatically adjust the position of the at least one cutting station during cutting in accordance with the measured position of the collar bones.