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Because they took two entirely different fish to reference the same esoteric concept of human intimate contact, deliberately basing Luvdic on kissing guppies (misnomer, they fight lip-to-lip like sumo wrestlers) and Alolomola on sunfish, which have some of the largest finspans in the marine kingdom and make sense for a hugging fish.
Your autism notwithstanding, there's no hint or indication of a themed progression, because who on earth starts with a kiss then moves to a hug?