DESCRIZIONE
In the mechanized peeling of shrimp, first (211) and second (212) contacting means are brought in contact with the underside and topside of the shrimp (2), respectively. Squeezing means (214) exert, via said contacting means, a pressing force onto the shrimp. The pressing force moves in a squeezing direction extending from the head and the tail towards the back of the shrimp, so that the armature of the shrimp opens on the backside and the meat of the shrimp is squeezed out of the armature. During exertion of said pressing force, one or each of said contacting means, when seen in cross-section transverse to said squeezing direction, has a recessed shape (215) on its side facing towards the shrimp. At least a part of that recessed shape embeds the shrimp during the exertion of said pressing force.