[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000830142
[NAME] ZENIX INCOME FUND INC.
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      156,606,724
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     152,123,283
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,394,195
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     149
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             155,517,627
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       893,787
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                     30,000,000
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      536,033
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         31,429,820
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                             30,000,000
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   128,937,665
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       15,435,845
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       15,202,119
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                       (263,827)
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                  (29,921,695)
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   (4,664,336)
[NET-ASSETS]                               124,087,807
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              164,658
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            6,925,698
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 781,692
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,308,664
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       396,719
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                 (14,089,950)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (7,384,567)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    5,552,215
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                        1,050,000
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        233,726
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,592,190
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                    (12,394,592)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         72,651
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                (30,361,341)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          408,333
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                             918,317
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,326,650
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       132,821,973
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             6.96
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.41
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          (.89)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.36
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                         0.07
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               6.05
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   1.52
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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