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The shrimp-like euphausiid (upper) and the copepod occur in many kinds and often in great abundance. These two groups of planktonic animals are of greatestimportance as food for larger animals, like fish, squid, or even whales. In the Antarctic, euphausiids are the principal food of the blue whale. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; P. 27 of Our Changing Fisheries 1970 Centenary NMFS centenary volume)