DESCRIZIONE
The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting decapitated and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the cutting unit tail first, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of a pair of circular blades are driven in opposite directions. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.