Whoa, he looks positively pink or purpleish. Now I'm not so sure what he is. It's freakin' gorgeous whatever he is.
Have you tried posting the pictures anywhere else? I'm almost tempted to suggest writing into the folks at webwebmedia.com and showing them the pictures to see what they suggest. If you do, please post back any reply you get.
Here are some of their pages with info on eels..
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume.../eels/Eels.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/morays.htm