The invention relates to a device (10) for positioning and orienting fish bodies, comprising a conveying device (11) with trough-shaped receiving elements (12) for individually receiving a respective fish body of the fish bodies and for conveying the fish bodies transversely to the longitudinal axis of the fish bodies in a conveying direction (13) and comprising at least one positioning device (15) which is designed to position the fish bodies by displacing same in a displacement direction (16) that runs transversely to the conveying direction (13). The invention is characterized in that the positioning device (15) comprises a slide element (17) for displacing the fish bodies and a slide element receiving area (18). The slide element (17) is arranged on the slide element receiving area (18) so as to be pivotal out of a rest position about at least one axis, and the slide element receiving area (18) is designed to be movable in the displacement direction (16). The invention further relates to a device for sepa
