''Metabetaeus mcphersonae'' is a marine species of

alpheid Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp, characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid ...

shrimp native to

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. The species has only been recorded to live in coral reef habitats off the coast of

Moorea Moorea ( or ; Tahitian: ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word , meaning " ...

, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Unlike other species within the genus, ''M. mcphersonae'' is associated exclusively with marine coral reef habitat.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13846561 Crustaceans described in 2010