Texas Gulf Coast Fishing

Diamond Killifish

DIAMOND KILLIFISH - Adinia xenica

Description: It has a deep but compressed body, pointed head, a long dorsal fin and is banded. The adult is about one and a half inches long. The basic color of the male is dark gray, with a large number of unequally sized vertical silver bars marking the sides. The unpaired fins are dark gray to nearly black, with silver spots and stripes. The dorsal usually sports a white border, and the anal fin may have a yellow tint. Females have similar but paler markings and coloration, with the unpaired fins showing a gray mottling.
Where Found: Common along shallow tidal marshes in in areas of abundant vegetation in a brackish-water habitat. The diamond killifish occurs in estuarine areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico from southeastern Florida to the central coast of Texas.