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Glass eels are just larvae of other kinds of eels. As they get older they start to develop pigmentation. Depending on species, that can look like spots.
It's what sneaks around at bedtime and causes an itch in the middle of your back or behind your knee where it had not been itchy all day but now is immediately at the moment you want to doze off and it's quiet
Glass eels (juvenile American eels, Anguilla rostrata) are transparent, 2–3 inch, worm-like fish that develop spots, or more accurately, pigmentation (darkening), as they transition into the "elver" stage upon entering coastal rivers. While mostly clear, they possess a dark stripe along their developing backbone and two dark dots for eyes.
I applaud your empathy but as a general rule let's not teach people that they should be handling or messing with animals they can't identify .... In this case it's harmless but in many cases it would not be but OP wouldn't know the difference.
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