Table 1. Species composition of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Open Sea Tank and presence/absence based on eDNA detection.
| Species | Common name | Family | Approx.count | Estimated biomass in tank (kg) | Lowest taxonomic rank detected with eDNA |
| Bony fish | |||||
| Coryphaena hippurus | Dolphinfish | Coryphaenidae | 6 | 84 | Genus |
| Mola mola | Ocean sunfish | Molidae | 1 | 1,000 | No detect |
| Naucrates doctor | Pilot fish | Carangidae | 17 | 12.75 | Family |
| Sarda chiliensis | Pacific bonito | Scombridae | 15 | 45 | Family |
| Sardinops sagax | Sardine | Clupeidae | 13,000 | 2,600 | Genus |
| Scomber japonicus | Chub mackerel | Scombridae | 17 | 7.7 | Genus |
| Thunnus albacares | Yellowfin tuna | Scombridae | 11 | 748 | Genus |
| Thunnus orientalis | Pacific bluefin tuna | Scombridae | 7 | 1,890 | Genus |
| Cartilaginous fish | |||||
| Carcharhinus plumbeus | Sandbar shark | Carcharhinidae | 1 | 65 | No detect |
| Dasyatis violacea | Pelagic stingray | Dasyatidae | 2 | 5 | No detect |
| Sphyrna lewini | Hammerhead shark | Sphyrnidae | 2 | 109 | No detect |
| Turtle | |||||
| Chelonia mydas | Green sea turtle | Cheloniidae | 2 | 258 | No detect |