Historical example of a domestic dining room in Germany. A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level.
The silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to China and eastern Siberia. Although a threatened species in its natural habitat, it has long been cultivated in China.
Common carp can be found within each of the biogeographic regions, but are only native to Europe in the Palearctic region. Common carp have been widely introduced and are found worldwide except for the poles and northern Asia. (Froese and Pauly, 2002; Nelson, 1984)